The understory insectivore guild is disproportionately affected by deforestation, and knowing the underlying mechanisms is critical to effective conservation. I investigated demographic, ecological, and behavioral responses of Chestnut-backed...

This study is based on the assumption that seasonal influenza in tropical region correlates with climatic, geographical, and socio-economic factors. There are very few studies addressing seasonality and geographical distribution of influenza...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 64% of primate species are declining in the wild and 49% face a significant risk of extinction. This crisis is largely the result of human activity,...

Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp) is a major public health concern in the endemic regions of southeast Asia and northern Australia, yet the organism has a worldwide distribution and cases are likely under-reported. In northeast Thailand the mortality...

Animal populations are limited by their environment and interactions with one another, the latter proportional to density. How density-dependent mechanisms regulate populations is poorly understood, particularly for migratory animals. Winter, or...

Conserving avian populations requires understanding how they are limited by density-independent factors and regulated by density-dependent processes. To better understand the relative importance of limiting factors and regulatory processes in...

This dissertation, "Camille Was No Lady But Katrina Was A Bitch: Gender, Hurricanes & Popular Culture," uses the history of the hurricane naming process to compare the shifting environmental, scientific, and cultural changes taking place throughout...